I would be delighted to buy SLB a beer, next time he is in Calgary, but in the meantime, since I have nothing to post, I'll let SLB take over as the Handling Pilot.
I saw a Mig-17 flying at Oshkosh three years ago and marveled at the freedom that the FAA provides for rich boys and their toys. Where else could you see a privately registered Mig-17 flying around, low-level, after dark, with a ten-foot flame coming out of the jet pipe?